Sara Ashencaen Crabtree & Jonathan Parker 
The Cup, the Gun and the Crescent 
Social Welfare and Civil Unrest in Muslim Societies

This book considers developments in social and welfare policy in Islamic countries from an indigenous and academic perspective, rather than through the hegemonic lens of Western social policy. Contributors from across the Islamic world describe varying responses to the challenges of globalisation, socio-religio-political developments, and often of significant levels of civil conflict.